𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘: 𝗪𝗮𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟳?

This is a story few have heard – about how a major turning point in British history may have been shaped by a geopolitical doctrine conceived in Russia in 1997.

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𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘: 𝗔 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻.

Since the 2016 EU referendum, evidence has mounted that Russian interference helped secure the narrow ‘Leave’ victory.

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And that’s the key point.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼-𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆, 𝗲𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

By contrast, today’s EU created its Single Market 𝗯𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝘀.

That’s what makes it one of history’s most remarkable peace projects.

Yes, but the big difference is that countries volunteer to join the EU. Unlike the Roman Empire, the Nazi Empire or the Soviet Empire, they are not bludgeoned or forced to join. Today most of Europe is in the EU or wants to be.

• A fuller version of my article about the Polish pilots has been published on my EU-ROPE blog.

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Watch my related video showing 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗨-𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 - from opposing Brexit to pledging to “Make Brexit Work.”

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It’s all there, in his own words.

Yes, that’s the difference my poster shows.

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞, nations can’t leave without permission.
𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨, countries join voluntarily and are free to leave.

For centuries, yes, but those centuries included 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲. The EU was created as a new peace project after 1945, and Britain thrived inside it. We’re not thriving outside.

You’re right, the #RussiaReport matters. It was suppressed for far too long.

𝗠𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁.

I covered this in detail here: eu-rope.ideasoneurope.eu/2025/06/22/w...

Brexit wasn’t just a “divorce” - it was a decision influenced by forces outside our democracy.